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Ken Russell, the often controversial British director known for his flamboyant visual style in films such as "The Devils," "Altered States" and the Who's rock opera "Tommy," has died. He was 84.

Russell, who lived in Lymington in southern England, died Sunday in a hospital after a series of strokes, his son, Alex Verney-Elliott, told the Associated Press in London.

A onetime television documentary filmmaker known for his irreverent BBC biographies of prominent figures in the arts, Russell hit the major leagues as a feature film director with "Women in Love," his 1969 movie based on the D.H. Lawrence novel.

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Ken Russell, the often controversial British director known for his flamboyant visual style in films such as "The Devils," "Altered States" and the Who's rock opera "Tommy," has died. He was 84.
Russell, who lived in Lymington in southern England, died...